Cobblestoned streets, the world's finest art, food that will ruin you for every other cuisine, & centuries of history sitting right next to your morning espresso.
Find your sanctuary in the beautiful chaos of Naples. Housed in a stunningly restored former monastery, our Materdei hostel offers a peaceful, art-filled retreat just minutes from the city’s most famous pizzerias and underground wonders. With high ceilings, a quiet courtyard, and a rooftop overlooking the colorful Neapolitan streets, it’s the perfect place to soak in the raw poetry of Southern Italy before diving into the vibrant street life below.
The hostel is classically Safestay in that it has 24/7 reception, free Wi-Fi, free linen, delicious breakfast offers and much more.
Discover Tuscany and it's iconic architecture while staying at Safestay Pisa Centrale. This hostel is only 5-minutes from the central station and is under 30-minute walk from all the major landmarks: Piazza del Duomo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, as well as ancient cathedrals and baptistery. Back at the hostel, enjoy traditional Italian food while chilling on the terrace. Alternatively, test your competitiveness in the game room or show off your musical skills in the common area. The hostel is classically Safestay in that it has 24/7 reception, free Wi-Fi, free linen, delicious breakfast offers and much more.
A little dramatic, a lot beautiful, and absolutely obsessed with food. That's Italy for you. From the canals of Venice to the coastline of Amalfi, from the rolling vineyards of Tuscany to the beautiful chaos of Naples, every corner of this country has its own flavour and its own pace. And honestly? You could spend a lifetime here and still not have seen it all.
Italy is that place where you walk into a random trattoria down a side street and end up eating the best pasta of your life. Travellers come chasing art, architecture, & history, but they stay for the way Italians live. Long lunches that spill into aperitivo hour, piazzas that come alive at sunset, and espresso shots pulled with surgical precision at every corner cafe. One day, you're standing inside a Renaissance cathedral, and the next you're at a family-run gelateria where the nonna still makes the pistachio by hand. That's just how it goes here.
For backpackers travelling through Europe, Italy is an absolute goldmine. Trains connect cities in hours, hostels in Italy sit right in the hearts of historic centres, and some of the most stunning sights in the world cost nothing to walk past. Whether you're island-hopping in Sicily, hiking the trails of Cinque Terre, or getting happily lost in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood at midnight, this country rewards the curious traveller at every turn. First things first, though, come hungry!
Italy does food like nobody else on the planet. Every region has its own signature dishes, and locals take their recipes dead seriously. Cacio e pepe in Rome, pesto in Liguria, arancini in Sicily, bistecca alla fiorentina in Florence. You literally eat your way through this country, and every single plate teaches you something new about Italian cuisine. The food alone is worth the trip, trust us on this one.
History doesn't hide behind museum walls here. It sits in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Duomo, Pompeii, and the canals of Venice. You're living alongside two thousand years of civilisation just by walking the streets. It hits different when the ancient ruins are right there next to the coffee shop, don't you think?
The piazza culture is something else entirely. Italians gather in their town squares every evening, aperitivo in hand, conversations flowing. It's the easiest place in the world to meet people, slow down, and feel like you belong somewhere you've never been before. Grab a Spritz, find a spot, and just watch the world go by.
Italy has 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country on the planet. That's not a flex, that's just Italy being Italy.
Italians consume roughly 26 kilos of pasta per person every year. Not a stereotype. A lifestyle.
The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the oldest continuously operating university in the world. So if you thought your college was old, think again!
